Nail changes with chemotherapeutic agents and targeted therapies
Patients on Cancer chemotherapeutic agents often develop nail changes most of which are only cosmetic concern and disappear on drug withdrawal. But some nail changes can be painful and disabling thereby affecting quality of life substantially. Different components of the nail unit include the nail m...
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| author | Shankila Mittal Niti Khunger Satya Pal Kataria |
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| description | Patients on Cancer chemotherapeutic agents often develop nail changes most of which are only cosmetic concern and disappear on drug withdrawal. But some nail changes can be painful and disabling thereby affecting quality of life substantially. Different components of the nail unit include the nail matrix, nail bed, nail plate, the hyponychium, lunula, the proximal and lateral nail folds. In this article we review the nail changes induced by chemotherapeutics and targeted anticancer drugs, preventive measures and treatment options available. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d0a8220ed01a47b7a367e9a1114c08752022-12-22T04:10:33ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Dermatology Online Journal2229-51782022-01-01131132210.4103/idoj.IDOJ_801_20Nail changes with chemotherapeutic agents and targeted therapiesShankila MittalNiti KhungerSatya Pal KatariaPatients on Cancer chemotherapeutic agents often develop nail changes most of which are only cosmetic concern and disappear on drug withdrawal. But some nail changes can be painful and disabling thereby affecting quality of life substantially. Different components of the nail unit include the nail matrix, nail bed, nail plate, the hyponychium, lunula, the proximal and lateral nail folds. In this article we review the nail changes induced by chemotherapeutics and targeted anticancer drugs, preventive measures and treatment options available.http://www.idoj.in/article.asp?issn=2229-5178;year=2022;volume=13;issue=1;spage=13;epage=22;aulast=Mittalanticancer drugschemotherapeutic agentsnail changesnail toxicitytargeted therapies |
| spellingShingle | Shankila Mittal Niti Khunger Satya Pal Kataria Nail changes with chemotherapeutic agents and targeted therapies Indian Dermatology Online Journal anticancer drugs chemotherapeutic agents nail changes nail toxicity targeted therapies |
| title | Nail changes with chemotherapeutic agents and targeted therapies |
| title_full | Nail changes with chemotherapeutic agents and targeted therapies |
| title_fullStr | Nail changes with chemotherapeutic agents and targeted therapies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nail changes with chemotherapeutic agents and targeted therapies |
| title_short | Nail changes with chemotherapeutic agents and targeted therapies |
| title_sort | nail changes with chemotherapeutic agents and targeted therapies |
| topic | anticancer drugs chemotherapeutic agents nail changes nail toxicity targeted therapies |
| url | http://www.idoj.in/article.asp?issn=2229-5178;year=2022;volume=13;issue=1;spage=13;epage=22;aulast=Mittal |
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